§ 287.331 Definitions
§ 287.332 Rules; promulgation
§ 287.333 License required
§ 287.334 Application for pet shop licenses; fee; deposit; filing of completed license application; “completed application” defined
§ 287.335 Inspection of pet shop premises
§ 287.335a Prohibited conduct
§ 287.336 Animal control shelter, animal protection shelter, or large-scale dog breeding kennel; registration
§ 287.337 Animal control shelter, animal protection shelter, or large-scale dog breeding kennel; registration application; form
§ 287.338 Animal control shelter or animal protection shelter; inspection; compliance
§ 287.338a Animal control shelter or animal protection shelter; alteration of dog, cat, or ferret
§ 287.338b Animal control shelter or animal protection shelter; use of ICHAT to determine prior criminal history for animal abuse offense; subsection (1) inapplicable to pet shop; section to be referred to as “L
§ 287.338c Consideration of individual’s criminal history; decision to not allow individual to adopt animal; section to be referred to as “animal adoption protection act.”
§ 287.339 Person breeding his or her own animals or person subject to MCL 287.381 to 287.395; applicability of act
§ 287.339a Animal control shelter or animal protection shelter; maintenance of records
§ 287.339b Violation of act or rule; sanctions; court action or order
§ 287.339c Large-scale dog breeding kennel; records
§ 287.339d Report
§ 287.340 Violations; penalty

Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 287 > Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters

  • Adoption: means a transfer of ownership, with or without remuneration, of an animal from an animal control shelter or animal protection shelter to an individual for the purpose of being a companion animal for that individual. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • Alteration: means a professional sterilization procedure performed by a veterinarian that renders a dog, cat, or ferret incapable of reproducing. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • animal: means a mammal except livestock as defined in 1937 PA 284, MCL 287. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • Animal abuse offense: means 1 or more of the following, but does not include the lawful use of an animal to hunt or to participate in field trials or the lawful killing or other use of an animal in farming or a generally accepted animal husbandry or farming practice involving livestock:
  (i) A violation of section 49 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • Animal control shelter: means a facility operated by a municipality for the impoundment and care of animals that are found in the streets or at large, animals that are otherwise held due to the violation of a municipal ordinance or state law, or animals that are surrendered to the animal control shelter. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • Animal protection shelter: means a facility operated by a person, humane society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or any other nonprofit organization for the care of homeless animals. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • annual meeting: when applied to townships, mean the annual meeting required by law to be held on the Saturday immediately preceding the first Monday in April. See Michigan Laws 8.3d
  • Cat: means a domestic cat of any age of the species Felis catus. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the state department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • Director: means the director of the department or his or her authorized representative. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Dog: means a domestic dog of any age of the species Canis familiaris. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • Ferret: means an animal of any age of the species Mustela furo. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • housed or kept for the primary purpose of breeding: means that the female dog has previously been bred and whelped. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • ICHAT: means the internet criminal history access tool maintained by the department of state police. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • Intact dog: means a dog that has not been altered. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • Large-scale dog breeding kennel: means a facility where more than 15 female intact dogs over the age of 4 months are housed or kept for the primary purpose of breeding. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Municipality: means a county, city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Pet health certificate: means a certificate in a form prescribed by the director in which a veterinarian attests to the species, age, sex, breed, and description of an animal; any medical conditions of the animal; any medical treatment and vaccinations that the animal received while under the control of a pet shop or large-scale dog breeding kennel; and to the fact that at the time of the preparation of the certificate the veterinarian examined the animal and found the animal free from visual evidence of communicable disease. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • Pet shop: means a place where animals are sold or offered for sale, exchange, or transfer. See Michigan Laws 287.331
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Veterinarian: means a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine under part 188 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 287.331